Fredward

Depends on the length of span, length of sleepers available and what you are bridging? Usually just make a frame which looks like this: TT either side, with two uprights and one sleeper across, then sleepers to span the distance between the frames.

Cool vid, what a mess you made!

Do you hold the nose of the bar up when you tension the chain and tighten the nuts?

BBIIIIGGG pictures! Fix it or you might end up with a saw in two halves one day when you are up a tree!

Might be a cultivar of P. tenuifolium or even P. eugenoidies.

The shrub is a Pittosporum, not sure exactly which species as there are about 200.

I have the geckos and find them quite comfy, but done a few dismantles on them this week and my shins are black and blue, would adjusting them help? My mate turned the buckles around on his so they sorta look back to front but he says you can do them up alot tighter? When I saw him put them on I thought he had them on the wrong feet!

Going by the stems and buds it looks like Rosaceae to me, Bradford Pear?

Basically redirecting SRT is the same but the rope isn't moving so theres no friction, eliminating the need for two carabiners. Therefore you could chuck in 4 redirects or more if you wanted to, which will spread your weight and allow you to get right to the tip of the branch.

A hah I see, the perks of being in the loop huh!

Where does light become heavy? When does dynamic loading become shock loading? Why would you risk it when rigging ropes are cheap and your life is valuable?

Eugh, I feel for ya, mechanical breakdowns are very stressfull... That is a bad run of luck, anyone on here that can help ya out?

Hey Drew where did you get yours? Was it a demo one from Treetools?

If you are dead set on the move then I think NZ is a fantastic place to train. I studied Hort at Merrist wood and after emigrating to NZ I moved to arb and trained at Wintec in Hamilton, mainly because it was close to where I live, it just so happens it is also one of the best places in the world to train as an arborist. They have courses for level 3 & 4 which cover everything you would need to become an employable arborist. They also have a level 6 course which I am currently doing now. There is a training facility at Otago Polytechnic for the level 3 & 4, but the courses aren't nearly as in depth. I'm not sure how much weight the quals hold from one country to another, but I got some of my level 5 hort papers credited to my level 3, 4 and 6 arb quals with ease. If you want to work in NZ permanently then I guess training here would be best. However without a residents visa the fees will be high. I defeintely would make sure: 1. You want to be an arborist 2. You want to move abroad You can't really make a desicison otherwise. Anyway, I can't recommend NZ or Wintec enough, it's a great country with good opportunities, but like anything even if you are trained you end up starting at the bottom on average wages, unless you want to be your own boss.

I stole this picture from another thread on the 'rope runner' and he is using SRT, but this is the stance you should be looking for if you want to get further out on a limb like the one pictured above. He is lanyard into another branch, but you could be tied into the branch you are on so long as you keep weight on the main line.

Looks tricky because there is not much of a foot hold, I'd walk out as far as I was comfortable, keep weight on main line and lie down instead of being on feet, lanyard around the branch you are on and use your arms to pull yourself out on the branch, and obviously pushing with legs if there is a foot hold. Its called the rat scratch! As long as you keep as much weight on the main line as possible and you lanyard into the limb to hold your position, theres no way it should break.

I can just see someone at the petrol station filling up their bottles of Merlot, haha...

Hhahaha, wine bottles! Thats brilliant! But seriously I love my (older style) husqvarna combi can, apart from: 1)The price 2)The flimsy non-spill filler which broke within a month (second one has been good, but not cheap) 3)Lack of clear portion to see how much fuel is in at a glance 4)Should have a non-spill for the oil Looks like the new one is more sturdy and better designed.

No plants like being shifted, buxus is generally very shallow rooted but I think they are reasonably tough. If if you move them in the winter and take lots of roots with that machine I would have thought youd be successful. Give them a trim in autumn to get rid of the new growth, dig a trench to put them straight into when transplanting. Its all about planning, prep and carefull digging. Most people that shift trees and shrubs cut them back too hard above and below ground.

Mind you with that excavator in the back you'd probably do it easy, 5-6 plants in one hit, plenty of roots too! How far you shifting them?

I've transplanted buxus hedges before, you will need to dig out a decent amount of roots, keep moist, and helps if they are going into a shady position. Buxus would take a fair while to get to that size in the UK, but if you transplant and lose 20% of the plants it will look rubbish anyway.. Also very hard to put them back in the same order and orientation to make it look like it was never moved!

Good luck and have fun, where abouts you headed to? PM me if you need help with anything.

Some great advice in this thread. Definitely a list helps and is key to being organised, but even organised people get stressed. It's always hard when you start up, lots of uncertainties - I like the idea of 3 bank accounts, definitely need at least 2. There wouldn't be many people who don't lose sleep over jobs, but the more you do the easier it gets. Try to enjoy the journey, before you know it you will look back and wonder how it all happened! Be proud of yourself and the 'brand' which represents you, if you can't respect yourself no one else will respect you. Thats a load of rubbish! Adrenaline is a funny thing..

Haha yeah it seems there is always something to think/worry about! I'm lucky I've never really been one to have trouble sleeping but sometimes find myself in bed wide awake turning nothing into a major problem! At least you have work, which is very positive, especially in the early days.. Business is stressful when your busy but probably more stressful when you are twidling your thumbs! Sounds silly but have you tried counting sheep or doing something to distract you? I often find myself falling asleep in front of the T.V at 9pm then when I drag myself of the sofa and into bed the cogs in my brain start turning..

Sweeeet view! How tall was it before you started?